Central America

Check out the basket, made out of….Rooster? Yes, we found Rooster Baskets in Masaya, Nicaragua.

We celebrated exactly 1,000 days of travel yesterday here in Santiago! Today we share the highs, lows, lessons and recommendations of days 901-1000 of this globetrotting adventure!

Two cayes – two entirely different ways to experience Belize…Read on for our breakdown of which island we think you should visit..

The buzz around spring break destinations has begun with internet top ten lists spouting out the usual spring break ‘hotspots’. Some people might prefer the predictable debauchery in places like Cancun, Acapulco or Panama City, but for those looking for warm weather, sunny beaches, cheap beer and, for the young ones out there, a lower drinking age, we have some alternative spring break destinations tips, after spending the past nine months traveling through Mexico and Central America…

No matter how well you know a place, there is always so much more to discover. Though Jess lived here for two years, the 10 wonderful weeks we spent in Guatemala in 2010 led to some of our most magnificent discoveries and experiences of our travels so far. Read on for a list of 33 things, in no particular order, we absolutely love about Guatemala.

30 April marked our 1 year travel anniversary, and we took a look at our expenses so far – how much we have spent, where the money went, and what our average per day spend has been in each country.

Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation tips from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: Casa 69 in San Jose, Costa Rica.

This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: La Estancia in El Salvador’s capital San Salvador.

This weekly series focuses on budget hotel gems we discover while on the road. This week: Villa Balanza (La Barranca) in Suchitoto, El Salvador.

After months of traveling through some less than gay-friendly locations, we find that we wrestle with what has essentially become a half in, half out of the closet lifestyle. As gay travelers, are there times when we should go back inside the closet? And if we do go back in, how far is too far?